Neuschwanstein Castle is a nineteenth-century palace on a rugged hill above the village of Hohenschwangau near Fussen, in Bavaria. It was commissioned by King Ludwig II, who admired the composer Richard Wagner and decorated its rooms with scenes from Wagner's operas. The designer was the theatre painter Christian Jank, and the king laid the foundation stone in 1869. The building was a romantic fantasy of a medieval castle rather than a real fortress, with modern conveniences such as heating and running water. Ludwig was deposed and died in 1886, before it was complete, and it was opened to the public soon afterwards. It inspired Disney's Sleeping Beauty Castle and draws millions of visitors.
Before and after
- 9 December 1868Birth of Fritz Haber
- 1869Publication of War and Peace
- 1869Founding of Goldman Sachs
- 1869Publication of The Idiot
- 1869Construction of Neuschwanstein Castle
- 1869Founding of Boston University
- 9 January 1869Birth of Grigori Rasputin
- from 27 January 1869 to 27 June 1869Republic of Ezo
- 14 February 1869Birth of Charles Thomson Rees Wilson
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- 1909Rise of Futurism
The era
This moment belongs to the Industrial era (1760 CE to 1914 CE), steam, factories and revolutions. You can also browse everything in the 19th century.